Manicuring implement



June 17, 1947. R. NALPANTIAN V MANICURING IMPLEMENT Filed May 31, 1945PEBHc/IMLPA 197 /4 Inventor Patented June 17,1947

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to cutlery and has for its object to provide acombined cuticle pusher and nippers.

Another db ject of the invention is to provide a manicuring devicecomprising a pair of lever actuated cuticle pushers.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combination leveroperated pair of nippers and cuticle pushers.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a combined nipperand cuticle pusher operated by scissor action.

Other features and advantages will become more readily apparent from thefollowing description and the accompanying illustrative drawings inwhich:

Figure 1 is a plan view of one form of my invention,

Figure 2 is an enlarged view similar to Figure 1, showing the device inoperative position,

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1, illustrating a modification, and

Figure 4 is another plan view showing a still further modification.

In the accompanying drawings as above enumerated and in the followingspecification, like characters of reference indicate like partsthroughout and in which [0, indicates my manicuring implement, whichcomprises a pair of cuticle pushers H and I2, the two forming theapproximate shape of the inner portion of a fingernail and each of whichis secured to the ends l3 and M, of shanks I5 and I6, spread apart at I!and I8, and plvotally connected together at I9. From the point IS, theshanks flare away from one another as at 20 and 2|, terminating in rings'22 and 23. The outer edges 24 and 25, of the members II and I2, formnippers for removing small pieces of cuticle. In operation, themanicurist engages the rings 22 and 23, with her fingers and places thebottom edges 26 and 21, against the cuticle of the fingernail andspreads said rings apart, whereby said edges will spread away from oneanother, shoving the cuticle of the nail downwardly and outwardly. Themembers II and I2, are segmental and somewhat concave in form asindicated in Figure 2.

In Figure 3, I show a modification of the invention wherein the straightshanks 28 and 29, do not cross one another at the pivotal point as at3|). The outer ends of these shanks form nippers 3| and 32, and theedges 33 and 34, form the cuticle pushers and the rings 35 and 36 spreadapart when the edges 31 and 32, are in contact, In this case the rings35 and 36, must be drawn together to spread the pusher edges 33 and 34,

apart.

In Figure 4, I show another modification in which the cuticle pushers 31and 38, are semiovals of slightly inclined upright form and the freeends 39 and 40, of which terminate in substantially razor edges 4| and42.

It is thought that persons skilled in the art to which the inventionrelates will be able to obtain a clear understanding of the inventionafter considering the description in connection with the drawings.Therefore, a more lengthly description is regarded as unnecessary.

Minor changes in shape, size and rearrangement of details and parts suchas come within the purview of the invention claimed may be resorted to,in actual practice, if desired.

Having now described my invention that which I claim as new and desireto procure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a manicure instrument a pair of scissor action levers, a fingerreceiving ring at one end of each lever, a cuticle pushing jaw on eachof the opposite ends of the levers, said jaws lying in opposed relationand being movable toward or away from one another in the same plane, acurved outer edge on each jaw to engage and push back the cuticle on thefinger of the user, each J'aw being relieved along its inner edge andcutting edges at the extreme outer ends of the jaws forming nippers forclipping loosened cuticle.

2. In a manicure instrument, a pair of shanks having cooperative cuticlepushing jaws mounted upon the front ends thereof and being connected attheir rear ends, the jaws lying in opposed relation and being movabletoward and away from one another in the same plane, a curved outer edgeon each jaw to engage and push back the cuticle on the finger of theuser, each jaw being relieved along its inner edge, and cutting edges atthe extrme outer ends of the jaws forming nippers for clipping loosenedcuticle.

REBECCA NALPANTIAN.

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